September, 2019

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Why role autonomy is vital for success – and how to encourage it

cipHR

Denying your people the independence to taken ownership of projects is a recipe for poor performance; here are five steps to supporting employee autonomy in your organisation. Having one or two micromanagers in your organisation might be troublesome, but it’s unlikely to threaten your success. However, having a business full of micromanagers – and, therefore, little employee autonomy – presents a much more significant threat to your organisation’s survival.

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Prevent Workplace Theft

ExactHire

Hiring the right talent for your organization is never an exact science. Hiring managers and teams must seek to make the best hiring decisions with the information they have available. Sometimes this inexact science results in a new hire that lacks certain skills or competence. In this scenario, a poor hiring decision can be overcome through employee training or coaching.

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Career Coach Spotlight: Holly

Intoo USA

“We push you outside your comfort zone”: A Chat with Holly, Intoo Career Coach. In the internet age, it’s easy for job seekers to focus too heavily on online employment boards, their career search efforts beginning and ending with applying to advertised positions through their computers. But even today, not everything can be found on the web. Most job opportunities aren’t publicly advertised, and many career opportunities are still found through real-life networking.

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County Level Pay Equity Law Effective in Maryland

Trusaic

Montgomery County, Maryland’s Equal Pay Act went into effect August 2019 and follows a greater trend taking shape in the United States. The County Pay Equity Act currently applies to county employers and employees and prohibits County employers from requesting salary history from new applicants applying for County jobs. The Act also prohibits the County from relying on previous salary history for determining a starting salary.

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The Rules Do Apply: Navigating HR Compliance

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

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Ways managers and leaders learn new skills depends on their learning style

Kazoo

Ways for managers and leaders to learn new skills depending on your learning style. Guest blog by Stefan Palios. The ability to learn news skills, regardless of their learning style, is the hallmark of a good leader. With the increased pace of change, critical thinking and adaptability have become two of the most in-demand skills for leaders. While adaptability and continuous learning can be stressful, it doesn’t need to be.

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The One Thing You Must Know to Be Successful in an #HR Career

UpstartHR

Last week at LinkedIn Talent Connect in Dallas, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with one of the other speakers about his session. Peter Sursi is a talent acquisition/HR pro working in the FBI to modernize some of their approaches to finding and keeping talent. He’s not what you might expect from a government agency: he is energetic, passionate, and forward-thinking.

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How to Get Your Company’s Leadership to Listen

DecisionWise

It may, at times, feel difficult to get your company’s leadership to listen. Sometimes problems exist with colleagues. Members of your team may not respond to e-mails or avoid speaking face to face. Other communication struggles surface when you need to tell your manager about a problem you are encountering. But maybe they don’t make time for one-on-ones, or perhaps they need a little coaching on how to effectively listen.

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Are Companies Required to Pay Layoff Severance?

Intoo USA

No matter the cause for termination, letting go an employee is never easy. It can be emotionally difficult for all parties involved and can easily turn into a stressful, negative situation if not planned for properly. While there are various items to execute when parting ways with an employee, one crucial component to any layoff situation involves defining a clear policy around layoff severance pay.

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Survey Finds Equal Pay a Priority for the EEOC

Trusaic

A recent survey finds that the greatest number of discrimination cases filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concern equal pay, or the lack of it. Data from the survey, Exploring the Climate of Workplace Discrimination from 1997 to 2018 , reinforces the rise of pay equity legislation taking place across the United States.

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Automate Your Onboarding Process In 7 Steps

Efficient employee onboarding is more than a warm welcome—it's a catalyst for business growth. Automated onboarding transforms new hires into productive team members faster, fostering long-term satisfaction and talent retention. For HR, automation means replacing inefficient manual processes with streamlined, cost-effective operations. Our eBook reveals how automating employee onboarding delivers these benefits, reducing HR challenges and elevating new employee readiness.

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Ways managers and leaders learn new skills depends on their learning style

Kazoo

Ways for managers and leaders to learn new skills depending on your learning style. Guest blog by Stefan Palios. The ability to learn news skills, regardless of their learning style, is the hallmark of a good leader. With the increased pace of change, critical thinking and adaptability have become two of the most in-demand skills for leaders. While adaptability and continuous learning can be stressful, it doesn’t need to be.

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Why Cybersecurity Should be a Priority for Your Small Business

Justworks

There appears to be a new breach reported almost every week. Two data breaches of major financials institutions had over 200 million records exposed over the last couple of years. These companies that were breached had extensive security teams, yet still fell victim to massive data breaches. Smaller businesses face similar threats and are often without security teams focused on their defense.

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9 Characteristics of Top Employee Training Programs

BizLibrary - HR

There are many elements that go into an employee training program, so what are the most effective areas to focus on for success? There isn’t one simple answer, but there are clear characteristics that are consistently present in top training programs. The post 9 Characteristics of Top Employee Training Programs appeared first on BizLibrary.

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26 Simple Yet Awesome Welcome Messages for New Employees

Vantage Circle

Crafting welcome messages for new employees is a tedious task. They say, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. The quote holds true when we are talking about onboarding new employees to the company. Making every employee feel comfortable and familiar with their new working environment is the best way to start a healthy work relationship.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Organizational Change Management: How Does It Affect Employees?

Intoo USA

Recent corporate history is filled with cautionary tales of large organizations that ultimately failed because they failed to adapt. Blockbuster, Kodak, and Toys ‘R’ Us are among the most popular examples of corporations who ignored impending changes in their respective industries. What may be surprising in each of these cases, however, is that the failures of these companies weren’t simply due to lack of change and innovation.

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Get to Know Oregon’s Equal Pay Act of 2017 [UPDATE]

Trusaic

Several states and cities are passing laws to further bolster the federal Equal Pay Act. The PayParity SM Post is featuring some of these laws to provide insight into trends in pay equity compliance requirements as more of these laws are considered by states, counties, and municipalities. In this post, we are looking at Oregon’s Equal Pay Act of 2017.

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Facing a mixed-generation workforce

Kazoo

A mixed-generation workforce has its challenges. What to do? What to do? A mixed-generation workforce can be a real conundrum. Remember back when you were a kid helping out in the kitchen mixing up batches of cookies or playing in the backyard making mud pies with different soils and stones, grasses and leaves? In a way, these tender experiences were setting us up for life further down the road.

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Kronos Receives Quadruple Praise as a Great Place to Work in Technology and for Women

Empower Software

Kronos Incorporated today announced that, in less than a month’s span, it was named to four separate best workplaces lists by Great Place to Work, as it was named a Best Workplace in Technology in Canada; a Best Workplace in Technology in Mexico; a Best Workplace in Technology in the U.K.; and a Best Workplace for Women in India.

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The Essential Performance Review Checklist

Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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Build trust to improve company culture: six no-fail methods

Bob

With almost every company touting competitive salaries, benefits, and perks, talented candidates want even more. One of the things job-seekers care most about – sometimes, even more than pay – is a vibrant company culture. Today’s worker spends almost half their day in the office, so it’s important they enjoy it. So, what’s the key to a great company culture?

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Why The Habit Of Continuous Learning Is Important

Vantage Circle

Learning, as they say, is a never-ending process and is very crucial for people. And when you are an employee, learning becomes your force to move ahead. Learning has been a concept that has evolved with time which does not end with a degree or after you settle down with a good job. It is a lifelong process. You always find something new to learn every day.

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INTOO USA partners with Career Star Group to Provide Outplacement Across the Globe

Intoo USA

We are excited to announce that Intoo USA (formerly CareerArc Outplacement) and Career Star Group have partnered to make virtual outplacement services available across the globe. Career Star Group , a leader in the local provision of change management, outplacement and career transition services, selected Intoo as its global online technology platform of choice for its 79-country service area.

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OFCCP Issues New Compliance Assistance Guides

Trusaic

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has issued new compliance assistance guides for contractors. OFCCP at a Glance provides contractors with a description of the work the agency performs as well as the different responsibilities contractors need to comply with. Contractors unsure of what to expect when working with the OFCCP should consult the new guide , which outlines the agency’s commitment to communicate effectively with contractors.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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Facing a mixed-generation workforce

Kazoo

A mixed-generation workforce has its challenges. What to do? What to do? A mixed-generation workforce can be a real conundrum. Remember back when you were a kid helping out in the kitchen mixing up batches of cookies or playing in the backyard making mud pies with different soils and stones, grasses and leaves? In a way, these tender experiences were setting us up for life further down the road.

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Common Mistakes to Avoid While Purchasing ATS for Recruiting Agency

SutiHR

A robust applicant tracking system is a crucial piece of the solution that you can purchase for your recruiting business. As a recruiter, you spend hours regularly, on average, an HR professional spends more than three hours a day in ATS. Modern recruitment agency solution is not only where you can store your candidate information, but also the place where everything occurs.

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The Game Agency Named to 2019 Training Industry Top 20TM Training Delivery Companies List

The Game Agency

Stamford, CT – September 5, 2019 – The Game Agency has been named to the 2019 Top Training Companies List for the training delivery sector of the learning and development market. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 and Training Industry Watch List reports on critical sectors of the training marketplace to better inform professionals about the best and most innovative providers of training services

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Inframark Deploys Kronos Human Capital Management as Critical Component of Transformation Initiative

Empower Software

Inframark, an independent water and wastewater operations organization, has deployed Kronos Workforce Ready as a critical part of its information technology (IT) strategy to modernize people operations.

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Early Tenure Turnover: Stop the Revolving Door of Hires

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you facing a revolving door of hires, especially within their first 90 days of employment? In this webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, offers insights and strategies to unravel the mystery behind early tenure turnover. Identify the root causes of early attrition to mitigate turnover’s impact in the first 12 months.

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My Career Arc – INTOO CEO Yair Riemer

Intoo USA

Intoo CEO Shares His Career Story. What was your very first job? In high school I worked at my local public library in New Jersey. I spent my breaks reading Sports Illustrated in the periodicals room. How did you find your first job? You couldn’t apply online to work at the Randolph Township Public Library in the ‘90s so I’m pretty sure I walked to the front desk and asked for a paper application.

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7 Great Tips to Effectively Manage Your Virtual Teams

Vantage Circle

We live in an interconnected world. So, interconnected that we don’t even need to leave our comfort zones and still get the work done with our fingertips. And, modern-day job seekers and businesses are leveraging the same in the form of virtual teams. The internet being the game-changer here has allowed organisations to spread their reach everywhere.

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Help us Welcome our Newest Team Member, Meagan Senkowski

A Slice of HR

Just like our clients, we’re growing! Ever gone to the grocery store and came out with the life story of a stranger? As I juggle three small children and throw semi-nutritious food in the cart, I have often pondered as to why I’m attracting these thought-provoking discussions at such inopportune moments. As an HR person, I should be a bit more savvy about identifying this strength/curse — is it some kind of weird tell-me-your-life-story vibe that I radiate?

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